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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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